Day for Night (1973)

[SeffBlu]

Originally Posted by Trace17

Can't believe the lack of posts here as well as no site review, seems like the Criterion reviews go up weeks in advance.

Anyway, I watched the film yesterday and really enjoyed it. Like Truffaut's approach, never seemed pessimistic or scoffing at the audience, but like an actual film lover's passionate depiction of the making of a film. And after watching Soft Skin last week, I did find some interesting similarities between it and the fictional Meet Pamela.

Same about the lack of posts. Odd.

[pro-bassoonist]

Day for Night Blu-ray REVIEW







Pro-B

[Scottie]

Phenomenal film.

As soon as I started it, I knew it would become one of my favorite films of all-time.

[PowellPressburger]

Can you recall if this release opens with a WB logo? Retro/ Old or updated. although I suppose WB was only a U.S. distributor for the film.

[Scottie]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Can you recall if this release opens with a WB logo? Retro/ Old or updated. although I suppose WB was only a U.S. distributor for the film.

I watched it on Amazon Instant Video and it opened with the logo, but I have not had the opportunity to check out the Criterion yet.

That would certainly be interesting if it started, though.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by PowellPressburger

Can you recall if this release opens with a WB logo? Retro/ Old or updated. although I suppose WB was only a U.S. distributor for the film.

PB,

It opens with the retro logo

Pro-B

[Trace17]

Thanks Pro-B, great review! I really enjoyed it and I know there will be a second viewing in the near future.

Also, should the other Day for Night thread be merged with this one?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=261606

[Andrew1987]

I'd been waiting for the blu-ray to watch it for the first time. What a classic movie and the supplements are top-notch.

[waxHead]

Thanks Pro-B, can't wait to see this for the first time

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by Trace17

Thanks Pro-B, great review! I really enjoyed it and I know there will be a second viewing in the near future.

Also, should the other Day for Night thread be merged with this one?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=261606

Absolutely, it should be merged. I actually looked up for a thread because I know iScottie creates a lot of them, but nothing showed up. I see why now, because the title is 'Day for Night' (and the search engine won't pull it out like that -- '...').

Thank you and have a great week, Trace

Pro-B

[murphywmm]

Up until tonight, I had never watched anything directed by Francois Truffaut before. I picked up this and "Jules and Jim" as blind buys. These two films are possibly the best blind buys I've ever made. Absolute masterpieces. Is the rest of Truffaut's work anywhere near as good as those two movies?

This may be the best movie about making a movie I've seen yet. Great release all around, thanks Criterion!

[AlexIlDottore]

Originally Posted by murphywmm

Up until tonight, I had never watched anything directed by Francois Truffaut before. I picked up this and "Jules and Jim" as blind buys. These two films are possibly the best blind buys I've ever made. Absolute masterpieces. Is the rest of Truffaut's work anywhere near as good as those two movies?

This may be the best movie about making a movie I've seen yet. Great release all around, thanks Criterion!

Yes, if not better.

You could start with Les Quatre Cents Coups

The 400 Blows (1959) - François Truffaut (trailer) | BFI - YouTube

[nitin]

yeah as much as I love Day For Night (and Jules et Jim), The 400 Blows is a flat masterpiece.

[orac1971]

I hope this comes out in UK from Artificial Eye or similar. I can't play Region A. I have watched the Criterion transfer and its wonderful and the film is wonderful.

[Ray Jackson]

Watched this last night for the first time.

Definitely liked it...fun movie about making a movie.

But to be honest, I kind of understand where Godard was coming from with his criticism of this one. The film feels a bit like an ode to the very cinematic establishment that Truffaut so brutally eviscerated back the mid-to-late 50s.

Unlike 8 1/2, does it really have anything to say other than "making movies is awesome!"

[orac1971]

Excellent coming out in UK on Oct 22

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Day-f...lu-ray/160695/

[SpookyDollhouse]

This was switched to Out Of Print on the Criterion page yesterday. I wonder why this happened since WB and Criterion have had a good relationship in the past

[James Luckard]

Wow, it's vanished at Amazon and only one copy at eBay for $100.

[Nightman04]

Isn’t Criterion usually pretty good about letting people know when something is going oop? Or am I mistaken?

[latehong]

Originally Posted by Nightman04

Isn’t Criterion usually pretty good about letting people know when something is going oop? Or am I mistaken?

You are mistaken. They don't usually do that. For instance, in 2021, their Paramount titles (Rosemary's Baby, Harold and Maude, etc) went OOP out of nowhere.